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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Bordeaux?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Aswan for

  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Aswan’s own page.

Choose Bordeaux for

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Bordeaux’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Aswan 10, Bordeaux 50: Bordeaux leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Bordeaux 78: Bordeaux leads by 48 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Bordeaux 68: Bordeaux leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Bordeaux 50: Bordeaux leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Bordeaux 58: Bordeaux leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Bordeaux 78: Bordeaux leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Bordeaux 57: Bordeaux leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Bordeaux 76: Bordeaux leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Bordeaux 56: Bordeaux leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Bordeaux 42: Aswan leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Bordeaux 55: Bordeaux leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Bordeaux are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Bordeaux.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Bordeaux
Best match
59match

Wins on food and drink and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Aswan in July

42 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanBordeaux

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBordeaux
Official languageArabicFrench
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m1 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBordeaux
City population401,890267,991
People per km²1,0725,425
Museums within 10 km318
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.